This week, enjoy the outdoors in the heart of Downtown. As Pittsburgh begins to reopen, we're bringing back safe ways to enjoy Market Square, including lunchtime music from local artists to enjoy while eating at outdoor tables in and around the park.


ALL WEEK
Dine outdoors, play some socially-distanced outdoor games, and more. Plus, pre-registration for Yoga in the Square has opened for the Sunday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 2 classes. 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Yoga in the Square continues. This Wednesday's class if full, but limited walk-up spaces are available if you weren't able to pre-register. Remember that masks are required, and to BYOM (bring your own mat)! Wednesday's class, held from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., will be taught by Andrea Valerino from Union Fitness.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
The Market Square Farmers Market continues this Thursday, August 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Shop fresh, locally-grown produce, small-batch foods, and enjoy live entertainment. This week's part-time vendors include The Olive Tap, Always Summer Herbs, Two Acre Farms, and Lemmon Bros. Entertainment this week will feature Zig Daniels. 

The Market Square Farmers Market is presented by Green Mountain Energy with support from PNC Bank. 



SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
Enjoy yoga from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., and keep your morning going by enjoying brunch from a number of Downtown restaurants to take home or enjoy outdoors. This Sunday's class (pre-registration is also full, but limited walk-ups are available) will be taught by Sydney Shoff of Inhale Pittsburgh.

August is National Black Business Month, and there’s no better way to support Black-owned businesses than by shopping locally.

In Downtown, find delicious and homemade baked goods at Cobbler World, popular at farmers markets around the city serving everything from cheesecakes and cobblers to pies and more. With a storefront on Penn Avenue by the Convention Center, you can also order online for delivery via Instagram. 

Or, get a lunch-time workout in with Clark Fit Boxing and Fitness, offering popular classes and individual sessions in a gym that overlooks Market Square (pictured above). 

Check out the list of Black-owned Downtown businesses, and search businesses city-wide thanks to Cocoapreneur.

In case you missed it, here's what's recently reopened (or coming soon) in Downtown:

- love, Pittsburgh's Downtown store in the Cultural District is now open Thursdays and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., with private shopping appointments available on Tuesdays.

- The Standard Market & Pint House, a restaurant that just opened prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, has reopened their doors for outdoor dining on Penn Avenue, open Thursdays through Sundays.

- The Speckled Egg, also after a grand opening earlier this year in the Union Trust Building, is reopening this Wednesday, August 19. Look for them to be serving brunch, coffee, lunch, and cocktails Wednesdays through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Do you know of a recent reopening in Downtown we should highlight? Send us an email!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust faces a critical financial situation. This health crisis has wreaked havoc on the arts and culture in our country and in our city. Since mid-March, the Trust has been forced to cancel more than 4,000 performances and events, bringing theaters, galleries, and arts events to a halt.

If you're in a place to help out, you can support the important work of the Cultural Trust through a donation to their Critical Fund. Fueled by a $50,000 match unlocked by their fundraising Advisory Boards, your gift will go further to ensuring a vibrant return to Downtown's arts and culture. 

Learn more. 

Riverlife and the Office of Public Art are looking for illustrators and/or comic artists to create illustrations to accompany handwashing stations to be located in Downtown areas and riverfront open spaces this summer.

The handwashing stations are the first projects of Pittsburgh Creative Corps, a collaborative program between Riverlife, OPA, and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps will mobilize to provide temporary, easy-to-deploy amenities to keep people informed of COVID-19 preventative practices in outdoor public spaces.

Applications are due Monday, August 24. You can learn more (and submit your application) on Riverlife's website. 

This Thursday, August 20 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., PG&H is hosting local maker Cord + Iron in a pop-up shop highlighting the artist's unique hand-cast, modern home goods made from concrete, including hand-poured candles. 

Masks are required, and the pop-up will include an outdoor sidewalk shop to increase safety. 

Learn more about the maker.

Above, see where the new park above the highway will open up, connecting Downtown Pittsburgh with the Hill District, in this aerial photo from WPXI's Chopper 11 pilot Ruben Campos on Twitter. You can read up on the plans for the project, including current construction notices, here. 

Show us your Downtown by tagging your photos with #DowntownPittsburgh.

 

Below, see a list of resource pages available for residents, workers, and visitors in Downtown Pittsburgh with everything from where to get dinner from home to which coffee shops can delivery beans to your front door. Check back often as these pages are updated regularly.

1. Downtown Delivers: Pittsburgh Restaurants Open for Dining In, Delivery, and Takeout
2. Supporting Downtown Pittsburgh’s Small Businesses
3. Support Programs, Loans, & Resources for Individuals, Business Owners, and More
4. How to Stay Safe & Support Downtown’s Small Businesses
5. Health & Safety Communications Resources

See official links to federal, state, county, and city information and resources related to the COVID-19.

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COVID-19 Information and Resources
• Allegheny County Health Department COVID-19 Information and Resources
• City of Pittsburgh COVID-19 Updates
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Information

For questions, comments, suggestions, or help finding resources that are available, send us an email at PDP@DowntownPittsburgh.com.